Italy Issues
Drastic Anti
Jew Decree
Drastic Anti
Jew Decree
Rome (AP)—Italian cabinet today
approved sweeping decree laws
excluding Jews from government
positions of any kind, restricting
their business and professions, for-
bidding their marriage to Aryan
Italians and limiting their family
rights.
The cabinet decrees adopted at a
meeting presided over by Premier
Mussolini, put into effect the racial
policy outlined by the Fascist Grand
Council on Oct 7.
approved sweeping decree laws
excluding Jews from government
positions of any kind, restricting
their business and professions, for-
bidding their marriage to Aryan
Italians and limiting their family
rights.
The cabinet decrees adopted at a
meeting presided over by Premier
Mussolini, put into effect the racial
policy outlined by the Fascist Grand
Council on Oct 7.
The decrees defines a member
of the Jewish race as any person:
First, both of whose parents
were Jewish in race even though
the offspring did not practice the
Jewish religion.
Second, with one parent of the
Jewish race and the other of
foreign nationality.
Third, whose mother was Jew-
ish and whose father was un-
known.
Fourth, born of parents of
Italian nationality either of whom
is of the Jewish race, belongs
to the Jewish religion, is a mem-
ber of an Israelite community or
therwise has manifested Hebrew-
ism.
of the Jewish race as any person:
First, both of whose parents
were Jewish in race even though
the offspring did not practice the
Jewish religion.
Second, with one parent of the
Jewish race and the other of
foreign nationality.
Third, whose mother was Jew-
ish and whose father was un-
known.
Fourth, born of parents of
Italian nationality either of whom
is of the Jewish race, belongs
to the Jewish religion, is a mem-
ber of an Israelite community or
therwise has manifested Hebrew-
ism.
EXEMPTIONS
The decrees exempted as non-
Jewish those born of parents of
Italian nationality only one of
whom belongs to the Jewish race,
if, as of October 1, 1938, they prac-
ticed a religion other than Jewish.
The decrees provided that within
three months Jews shall be exclud-
ed from government service, civil
or military, Fascist organizations
and positions in the following clas-
sifications:
Provincial and local government
positions, public charitable insti-
ported with public funds, municipal
Jewish those born of parents of
Italian nationality only one of
whom belongs to the Jewish race,
if, as of October 1, 1938, they prac-
ticed a religion other than Jewish.
The decrees provided that within
three months Jews shall be exclud-
ed from government service, civil
or military, Fascist organizations
and positions in the following clas-
sifications:
Provincial and local government
positions, public charitable insti-
ported with public funds, municipal
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